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Luigi Zingales on the Importance of Bad News

In: Corporate Governance in the US and Europe

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  • Geoffrey Owen

    (Interdisciplinary Institute of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Tom Kirchmaier

    (Interdisciplinary Institute of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Jeremy Grant

    (Graduate Institute of International Studies)

Abstract

It is of central importance, if not a precondition, that bad news is conveyed swiftly and precisely for both effective corporate governance, and the functioning of efficient capital markets. This contrasts starkly with human nature, which prefers to suppress bad news and finds it exceptionally hard to convey.

Suggested Citation

  • Geoffrey Owen & Tom Kirchmaier & Jeremy Grant, 2006. "Luigi Zingales on the Importance of Bad News," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Corporate Governance in the US and Europe, chapter 18, pages 96-98, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51245-0_18
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230512450_18
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